Titanium Spokes

[berrywise]

Anyone here have a few extra ti spokes or know a shop that would? My brother is hiking the continental divide trail this summer and is very conscious of the weight of the things he will be bringing. He'd like to get his hands on just a few spokes for something he's working on.

If you do or know of a source please let me know.

Thanks,
Scott

[SKullman]

How many do you need?

[berrywise]

2 or 3 though I'd settle for one ;o)

[funky-funky-chicken]

You know Scott, this whole post sounds incredibly funny. 2 or 3 spokes, settle for 1 because the guy is conscious of weight? Based on my calculation, using Titanium over a Stainless straight 2.0 spokes, the guy is going to save between 3 and 9 grams. Wow, talk about being anal-retentive about packing gear... Wow.:)

[danger!]

I know HED cycling products in White Bear has a bunch, trick is getting them to sell you a few. But if you call and sweet talk them, maybe. If you call, ask for Anne or Steve.

[Ish]

the guy is going to save between 3 and 9 grams.

Shaving my head bald would save more grams than that.....oh wait :cryin:

[funky-funky-chicken]

On a completely different, yet related topic, unused or retired spokes make great kabob skewers. Yum. A bench grinder to sharpen one end to poke through your grillin' eats and a hook/bend at the other to keep yer goods from sliding off. Stainless, easy to clean and re-use if you get tired of buying the cheap wood ones that can burn.

[Guest1]

He did say hike not Bike.

Just want Ti. rod stock instead?

[berrywise]

You know Scott, this whole post sounds incredibly funny. 2 or 3 spokes, settle for 1 because the guy is conscious of weight? Based on my calculation, using Titanium over a Stainless straight 2.0 spokes, the guy is going to save between 3 and 9 grams. Wow, talk about being anal-retentive about packing gear... Wow.:)

Hey we are talking about my brother now :D. I believe this is going to be a handle on what I think must be the world's lightest weight camping stove. So he'd only need one to finish the job but two would be ideal in case he screws up.

Dan,

Yeah I have a contact through my work where I can get Ti spokes but I don't really want to hassle them over such a small quantity. Was hoping someone or a shop might have a few left over from a custom wheel build.

[berrywise]

He did say hike not Bike.

Just want Ti. rod stock instead?

If it weighs the same I don't think it would matter.

[danger!]

Dan,

Yeah I have a contact through my work where I can get Ti spokes but I don't really want to hassle them over such a small quantity. Was hoping someone or a shop might have a few left over from a custom wheel build.

Well, if you cant' find any, they always used to have a bunch just laying around. You could just swing by and grab a few probably with no hassle.

They would be bladed spokes though, so I don't know how well those would work for what your bro is looking to do. I missed that part earlier.

[SKullman]

Sure I'll give you 3, can you handle bladed Ti??

skullman(at) comcast (dot)net

[samh]

Hey, berrywise's bro' here. Yes, look at that I even post to the MORC forums once in awhile.

I'm looking to add a titanium handle to my cookpot and I believe a bike spoke would be about perfect considering that in order to buy plain Ti stock I'd need to order a minimum of a few dozen feet.

I'm not sure what a bladed spoke is - I'm the backpacking expert - I'll leave the bikes to you guys - but as long as I can put a curve into it so that it will go from one side of the pot to the other without too much trouble (about 5") it should work great.

And yes, in reponse to the comment about saving 3 to 9 grams, yes I AM that anal retentive ; )

View my gearlist to see for yourselves:
http://samh.net/backpacking/gearlist_long.html

[funky-funky-chicken]

And yes, in reponse to the comment about saving 3 to 9 grams, yes I AM that anal retentive ; )

View my gearlist to see for yourselves:
http://samh.net/backpacking/gearlist_long.html

I meant that as a good-natured poke of fun don-cha-no. :)

That is quite the packing list. Perhaps I should have you consult with me on my packing list when I go on a tour. I really should be more careful in what I pack... It makes sense that if you are using a titanium cook pot, you need a titanium handle, ain't nothing else going to work. Makes much more sense now!

[Thewavebb]

View my gearlist to see for yourselves:
http://samh.net/backpacking/gearlist_long.html

heh, my company blocked your site as not appropriate for work. What do you all have on there.:D

[SKullman]

I'm not sure what a bladed spoke is - I'm the backpacking expert - I'll leave the bikes to you guys - but as long as I can put a curve into it so that it will go from one side of the pot to the other without too much trouble (about 5") it should work great.

It's just flat, not a round spoke.
They should be long enough.

Shane

[Mike Lalla]

I have a bunch of tie dyed ones. They might be better then the bladed ones.

Email me: lallamike@hotmail.com

[SKullman]

I suppose if you're not worried about the aero resistance of your pot.

Flat are easier to bend into a curve...kinda like a handle.

[bovaddict]

custom cased camera? that with batteries and extra batteries and a cell phone etc. ways only 1.5 or w/e lbs? pic?